William c



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W. C. SBATON.

WICK TRIISZIMER.`

No. 272,'ss8f Patented Feb. 13,1883.

WITNBSSES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM c. sEAroN, or QUEBEc, QUEBEC, CANADA.

lsPEcIFIcA'II'oN formig part ofLetters'ratentNo. 272,338, dated February 13, 1883.

. its bottom, a removable frame, anda rotary brush journaled in the latter longitudinally, and of a box having a longitudinal slot with vits edges turned up in its bottom, aremovable frame provided with a recess in the bottom edge of an inner end piece, and a rotary brush journaled in the frame longitudinally, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in

- which similar letters of reference-indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure `l is a longitudinal sectional elevationof my improved wick-trimmer on the line cc cc, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same on thev line y y, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of a,

' modification of the same on the line cc Fig.

4. .Fig 4 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same on the line y y', Fig. 3.

' A spiral or cylindrical brush, A, is mounted on a shaft, B, which is journaled centrally in a longitudinalframe, C, which can be passed endwise into a box, D, one end piece, C', of the frame C forming the end of the box D when the frame C is in the box. The shaft Bis provided with a suitable crank-handle, E, for turning it, and the boxD is provided vwith a handle, F, for holding it in the desired position. The b'oxD is provided in its bottom with a longitudinal central slot,'G, having its edges turned up for the, purpose of supporting the wick and preventing the rc'- fuse from falling through the slot. The inner end piece, C2, of the frame Gis provided in its bottom edge with a recess or notch H, through which the raised edges of the slot G pass when the frame CV is withdrawn. The prongs h at the sides of the recess form scrapers, which draw all the refuse outof the bottom of the box Dwhen the frame C is withdrawn.

Application filed J une 23, 1882. (Model.)

` In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the ends of the box D'are closed, and the top J is hinged, so that the frame O can be introduced from above, the box D being provided in its end with a vertical slot, cl, to allow the shaft B to come in place, as shown in Fig. 3. Otherwise the construction is as described.

The operation is as follows: The above-described wick-trimmer is held over thewicktube of a lamp-burner in such a manner that the carbonized end of the wick can be passed "into the slot G. The brush A is iirst turned in one direction and then in the reversed-irection, whereby the carbonized parts of the wick will be swept from the wick and into the bottom of the box D at the sides of the slot G. By withdrawing the frame O, the 4refuse in the box Dis scraped out; or the frame G can be removed, and the Vbox D can be invertedv movable frame C and the rotary brush A,

journaled therein longitudinally, substantially as'herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. l

2. In a wick-trimmer, the combination, with the box D, having a longitudinal slot, G, with its edges turned up in` its bottom, of the removable frame C, provided with a recess, H,

in the bottom edge of its inner end piece, C2, n

and the rotary brush A, jonrnaled in the frame O longitudinally, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM c. sEAToN.

Witnesses: i I

J.l B. PARKIN,

0f Quebec, Notary Public.

THo. J. OLIVER,

0f Quebec, Advocate. 

